Bill aims to prevent Medicaid Access Rule implementation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would be prohibited from implementing the Medicaid Access Rule under a bill introduced last week in the House of Representatives.
Providers, patients would benefit from hospice telehealth extension, doc offers
By
Rachael Zimlich
Jul 31, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a lot of changes in healthcare, and not all were bad. In the years since the coronavirus forced worldwide lockdowns and limited access to care, the healthcare industry has...
Medicaid and transparency in the ‘Wild West’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2023
As more older adults start to age into senior living, more scrutiny will be on providers, and we’ll see more articles like the one in the Washington Post on Thursday.
Once-daily TAS-303 superior to placebo for stress urinary incontinence
Jul 30, 2024
TAS-303 had superior efficacy to placebo at week 12 and was associated with only mild or moderate adverse events.
New laws increase public awareness, funding for dementia initiatives
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2024
Increasing public awareness of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, along with increasing services for people with diagnoses and their caregivers, are front and center in recent state initiatives...
Healthcare spending growth projected to outpace GDP to 2032
Jun 13, 2024
National health expenditures are projected to have increased 7.5% in 2023, when the COVID-19 public health emergency ended.
Poll: Most Americans face hassles with their insurance plans
Jun 16, 2023
Among those surveyed were those covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
Artificial intelligence doesn’t beat doctors in diagnosing medical issues based on images, study reveals
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 26, 2024
An artificial intelligence model solved quiz questions testing doctors’ abilities to diagnose conditions based on images and text summaries accurately. However, it made mistakes when trying to describe...
Pfizer plans to charge more than $100 per COVID-19 shot in 2023
Oct 24, 2022
People with Medicare or Medicaid and those with private health insurance likely would get the vaccine for free.
Major drug companies agree to price negotiations with US government
Oct 03, 2023
Ten drugs have been chosen for price negotiations by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.